Joy

Pilate and Ourselves Guilty of the Savior's Death

Matthew 27:24

… By setting men's hearts against Him and causing them to refuse His salvation, these men, as far as they can, rob Him of the joy that was …

Good Advice For Troublous Times

Isaiah 26:20

… Now he finds in God his riches, his joy, his prosperity, his portion! 26, 27. My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my …

The Greatest Gift in Time or Eternity

Isaiah 55:4-6

… Listen, you sad ones, you sorrowful ones! Let this sweet note charm you into joy—"He has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows." 4. Yet we. We …

The Essence of Simplicity

John 9:35

… When a poor wretch who only deserves Hell comes to Him and He says, "I have blotted out your sins," it is joy to Christ's heart to …

Positivism

1 John 5:18-20

… our Master and preached of Him, our very hearts danced within us for joy!" I have felt just that myself—I have sat and cried as if my …

Jesus and the Children

Mark 10:13-16

… If you would know joy in the Lord, many a child has been as full of it as his little heart could hold. If you want to know …

A Question for Hard-hearted Hearers

Amos 6:12

… They receive it with joy, but retain it not. They listen, apparently with deep attention and they are ready enough to go to a place of worship, as …

Belief, Baptism, Blessing

Acts 16:33

… And their patience, their cheerfulness, their dauntless courage, their holy joy must all have struck him. They belonged to a different order of prisoners from any he had …

Prayer 16 — He Ever Liveth

… Whether they have little or much of temporal things, may they be rich in Thee and full of joy in the Holy Ghost, and so be blessed men …

Open Praise and Public Confession

Psalm 138:1-3

… I was full of holy joy and I intend, still, to be so. Those gods of the heathen are nothing, but our God made the heavens! Therefore, I …

The Father's Love to His Dying Son

John 10:17

… Beloved, let us be like our Lord Jesus in this—let the love of the Father to us be our comfort, our joy, our strength, our hope, our …

The Warnings and the Rewards of the Word of God

Psalm 19:11

… He cannot possess us as he possesses many of the ungodly, but he worries whom he can't devour with a malicious joy. Whatever "modern thought" ministers may …

A God Ready to Pardon

Nehemiah 9:17

… He fills our empty spirits again, revives our dying hope, relights the candles of our joy, and makes us once again what we had been, and perhaps more …

Over The Mountains

… The man who has known the joy of communion with Christ, if he loses it, will never be content until it is restored. Hast thou ever entertained the …

Perfect Justification and Perfect Pardon

Jeremiah 50:20

… But what a joy it is for us to know that even He will not be able to find a sin in any one of His blood-washed …

The Teaching of the Holy Ghost

John 14:26

… Whose are the wings with which I mount towards the skies in sacred harmony and joy? They are thy wings, O Holy Dove! Whose is the fire with …

The Obedience of Faith

Hebrews 11:8

… brings envy, malice, war—but the Lord's will would bring us love, joy, rest, bliss. Obedience—let us pray for it for ourselves and others!— "Is there …

Christ's Love for His Vineyard

Solomon 8:12

… Let it be your joy to know that the vineyard is Christ's vineyard and that it always lies before Him—and let each one of you seek …

"What Shall the Harvest Be?"

Hosea 8:7

… set up holy affections within our heart. 22. 23. Joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Joy and peace seem to blossom and ripen out of …

Our Banner

Psalm 60:4

… He is Jehovah-Nissi, "the Lord My Banner," whom it is our joy to follow and around whom it is our delight to rally. We shall not stay …

Without Money and Without Price

Isaiah 55:1

… They are next described as "wine," the wine of joy—exhilarating, comforting, "making good the heart of man"—a wine in which is no woe, but fullness of …

"How Good to Those Who Seek!"

Lamentations 3:25

… We sang, a few minutes ago— "Oh, hope of every contrite heart! Oh, joy of all the meek! To those who fall, how kind You are! How good …

Moving

Exodus 33:15

… When are we most glad? Is it not when we consciously realize the Presence of our God? That puts more joy into our hearts than when our corn …

Perseverance in Holiness

Jeremiah 32:40

… Faith in the everlasting covenant stirs my heart's blood, fills me with grateful joy, inspires me with confidence, fires me with enthusiasm. I can never give up …

Free Pardon

Isaiah 43:25

… And this is the very joy and glory of Gospel absolution! The Believer knows that his sins are not in the process of being pardoned, but are actually …

Altogether Lovely

Solomon 5:16

… For him there are no climbings to the top of Amana, no leaping for joy in the temple, no dancing before the ark with David; no, if he …

Reasons For Parting With Sin

Isaiah 1:18

… IT is the great joy of our heart that we do not labor in vain nor spend our strength for nothing. God is calling out from the congregations …

"Now Then, Do It"

2 Samuel 3:17

… He finds a joy in submitting to the holy reign of Jesus because he has already trusted Him and believes that he is saved. But, alas, many of …

Creation—An Argument For Faith

Jeremiah 32:17

… Take that, then, for your joy. 2. But you tell me you have none to help you or go forth in your work, you have no patronage. "Ah …

Remember!

Deuteronomy 15:15

… As they were turned into beasts of burden, so were their minds brutalized until their chief joy lay in the onions and the cucumbers with which they refreshed …

The Savior's Silence

Matthew 15:23

… With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day.And I felt it to be a true holiday. There are some that turn …

Stephen's Death

Acts 7:59

… His face glows with unspeakable joy! He looks not like a man hurried to his execution, but as one on the way to a wedding! He looks like …

Good Cheer From Christ's Real Presence

Mark 6:45-52

… It may not be at the very first that we shall be able to endure the fullness of its joy. Even there He may have to lead us …

Pleading and Encouragement

Ezekiel 18:23

… I have felt a great degree of joy in receiving these letters; painful as they are to their writers, they are very hopeful to me. I am sorry …

Bringing Sinners to the Savior

Mark 9:17-20

… Oh, if you bring a soul to Jesus, the joy of it is unspeakable! I have before my mind's eye, at this moment, a little cottage in …

God's Desire for Us, and His Work in Us

Psalm 51:6

… We hear of their joy and oh, it is so easy to dream that we have enjoyed the same! We use their language. This is how cant comes …

Migratory Birds

Jeremiah 8:7

… Would you have joy forever? Then trust in Him! But if you do not, no joy can ever be yours. The inexorable decree of God concerning Heaven is …

The Unsearchable Riches Of christ

Ephesians 3:8

… I have had more joy in half-an-hour's communion with Christ than I have found in months of other comforts. I have had much to make …

The Alarum

Psalms 42:8

… I myself will awake early.” We should be fully awake when engaged in private thanksgiving; the song of our solitude should be full of living joy. I am …

The Gospel'S Healing Power

Luke 5:17

… Reading this chapter through, one pauses with joy over that twenty-fourth verse, "The Son of Man has power upon earth to forgive sin." Here, then, is one …